End stage Liver Disease or Kidney Disease can be physically, emotionally, and financially stressful to patients and their loved ones. The progression of symptoms can be distressing and overwhelming, leaving patients and loved ones feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. As the disease progresses, it is often necessary to rely on the support of an experienced healthcare team, allowing you and your family to have the support and care that will enable you to focus less on the disease and more on living as fully as possible.

Symptoms can Include:

  • Excessive itching, bruising, or bleeding
  • Buildup of fluid and swelling in the abdomen
  • Shortness of breath
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal and back pain
  • Reduced brain function

Help for Patients with Liver or Kidney Disease

The progression of symptoms as a loved one approaches the later stages of Liver or Kidney Disease are distressing to patients and their families.

Through expert care that helps manage symptoms and eases the stress and burden of illness, we can help improve quality of life for as long as possible. We empower family caregivers with support, knowledge and resources. We’ll give you tools to cope with and understand the changes that accompany disease progression and help guide you in the days ahead.

People With Advanced Liver Disease Or Kidney Disease Patients Are Usually Eligible for Roze Room Hospice When They Exhibit One or More of the Following:

  • The patient is a transplant patient whose transplant has failed, and the patient is not eligible for, or refuses, another transplant
  • The sudden or progressive loss of functional independence
  • Mainly immobile
  • Confusion or cognitive impairment
  • Bowel dysfunction
  • Breathing difficulties
  • Restlessness

If you are a family caregiver and have questions about the management of Liver or Kidney Disease and how to improve peace of mind and quality of life, Roze Room Hospice can help.